Licinius II

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Licinius II was a Roman imperial prince of the early 4th century, son of Emperor Licinius I and Constantia (half-sister of Constantine the Great), who briefly held the junior title of Caesar before his execution amid dynastic conflicts.

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Label Occurrences
Licinius II canonical 3
Licinius 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Caesar
Roman imperial prince
member of the Constantinian dynasty
appointedCaesarBy Constantine I
surface form: Constantine the Great

Licinius
surface form: Licinius I
associatedWith Tetrarchic and Constantinian transition period
birthDate c. 315
birthPlace Roman Empire
causeOfDeath political purge
century 4th century
citizenship Roman
coCaesarWith Constantine II
Crispus
country Roman Empire
deathContext dynastic conflict between Constantine I and Licinius I
deathDate c. 326
deathPlace Salonika
surface form: Thessalonica
dynasty Constantinian dynasty
era Late Antiquity
ethnicBackground Illyrian-Roman through his father
executedBy agents of Constantine the Great
father Licinius
surface form: Licinius I
fullName Licinianus
surface form: Valerius Licinianus Licinius
gender male
grandfather Constantius Chlorus
heldRank princeps iuventutis
historicalSignificance symbol of alliance between Licinius I and Constantine I
language Latin
mannerOfDeath execution
maternalAuntOrUncle Constantine I
surface form: Constantine the Great
maternalLineage Constantinian dynasty
surface form: Flavian Constantinian line
mother Constantia
motherTitle Augusta
nobleFamily Constantinian dynasty
politicalRole junior colleague in imperial college
posthumousStatus not deified
reignAsCaesarEndDate 324
reignAsCaesarStartDate 317
religion Christianity
removedFromSuccession after defeat of Licinius I
status deceased
styleOnCoins DN VAL LICIN LICINIVS NOB C
title Caesar
Nobilissimus Caesar
uncle Constantine I
surface form: Constantine the Great

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Caesar heldBy Licinius II
subject surface form: Caesar (imperial title)
Licinius child Licinius II
Valeria arrestedBy Licinius II
this entity surface form: Licinius